American drivers.

[Tonto 1]

What type of gearbox is in your car?

t

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[jcd11235 0]

Manual, although I would prefer an automatic since I don't drive a sports car. A limo and driver would be even better.

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What type of gearbox is in your car?

t

I have both. Two cars. Don't see that option

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[Tonto 1]

You don't see it because it's not there.

I don't like grey.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[grue 1]

It'll end up about 85/15 I bet, in favour of autotragic.

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[Tonto 1]

I was in the US earlier this month, and looking at car prices, and it seems to me that cars with a manual transmission cost more, so you may be right about that.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[jcd11235 0]

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I was in the US earlier this month, and looking at car prices, and it seems to me that cars with a manual transmission cost more, so you may be right about that.

t

I suspect that in the US there are more car models not available with a manual transmission than there are models not available with an automatic transmission.

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I was in the US earlier this month, and looking at car prices, and it seems to me that cars with a manual transmission cost more, so you may be right about that.

t

Just like a divorce, expensive because they're worth it

cavete terrae.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

I've been driving a stick since the early 90s. I find they give me much better control. I don't need to use my brakes to slow down, etc, etc, etc (plus I'll take my stick any day in the snow and mud over an automatic). The only down side to a stick is if you injury your arms or your legs and then all of a sudden driving can be difficult if not impossible.

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[Skysurfer_Rob 0]

A friend of mine owned a manual a couple years back. He ended up braking his ankle in a motorcycle accident (his fault, he was a dumbass). He ended up having to drive by using a vaccum extension to push down the clutch with his hands...was one of the funniest things I have ever watched.

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I was in the US earlier this month, and looking at car prices, and it seems to me that cars with a manual transmission cost more, so you may be right about that.

t

In new zealand autos cost more.

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[StreetScooby 5]

I only drive manuals.

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The only down side to a stick is if you injury your arms or your legs and then all of a sudden driving can be difficult if not impossible.

Sticks aren't very fun in traffic jams on NYC's Westside highway (...or FDR for that matter).

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[pincheck 0]

auto costs more in the UK Guess its cause we mostly drive Manuals .

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[SkydiveStMarys 0]

Automatic and stick! I have two cars...I perfer to drive the stick because I can pretend to be a race car driver.


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[eeneR 3]

Manual transmission...prefered.

My current car is, I love it. And it was cheeper then the automatic.

Oh and if Im good...better gas mileage too! But it is nice to be doing 80 down the road with traffic

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[ladyskydiver 0]

Manual transmission. When purchasing a vehicle, I've gone out of my way to get a manual transmission.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

always lived in cities, so I've always had an automatic.

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[Tonto 1]

There are a couple of things I like about Manual.

When your battery is flat.. you can push it and start it.

When you break down, you can tow it with a rope.

It's way lighter on gas.

It's way lighter on brakes.

You have a variable means of how you apply power to the road surface through the clutch.

You can pretty much fix it yourself - unlike automatic gearboxes.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[kris2extreme 0]

I've been driving a sport car with a manual for 5 years now.

Looking at picking up a new truck here in the next few months... it will be an automatic.

[warpedskydiver 0]

I have a jeep with AWD/4WD (quadratrac) I will bet it against all manuals on a slippery surface.

I love manual transmissions, but they are not appropriate in many vehicles.

[SethInMI 174]

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I have a jeep with AWD/4WD (quadratrac) I will bet it against all manuals on a slippery surface.

My manual Subaru STi could give your a run for your money. We both have three LSDs.

I like them both. Until it died a few months ago, I had an old Ford wagon with auto, and I have the Subaru w/manual. With a 6spd, shifting can get to be annoying, so an auto is a nice change of pace.

I like the ideas of the new "best of both" transmissions, DSGs and CVTs. Hopefully my next car will have one of those.

Seth

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[SkydiveStMarys 0]

Totally agree!!

I love to pop the clutch!!

Bobbi

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[Gawain 0]

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I was in the US earlier this month, and looking at car prices, and it seems to me that cars with a manual transmission cost more, so you may be right about that.

You must have seen the exception. If a car is available with both, the auto is almost always a cost-adding option. Some exceptions I can think of are possibly some trucks (paired with an engine option), and I believe in a couple of the big-engine sports cars (Corvette and maybe Pontiac GTO), where most of the cars are sold with the auto.

The folks that like to drive stick usually not attracted to the cars that don't have them anyway.

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[warpedskydiver 0]

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I have a jeep with AWD/4WD (quadratrac) I will bet it against all manuals on a slippery surface.

My manual Subaru STi could give your a run for your money. We both have three LSDs.

I like them both. Until it died a few months ago, I had an old Ford wagon with auto, and I have the Subaru w/manual. With a 6spd, shifting can get to be annoying, so an auto is a nice change of pace.

I like the ideas of the new "best of both" transmissions, DSGs and CVTs. Hopefully my next car will have one of those.

Seth

Subaru's are excellent off road, so damned light they don't break through to the muck underneath